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The protective effects of PI3K/Akt pathway on human nucleus pulposus mesenchymal stem cells against hypoxia and nutrition deficiency.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research . 1/28/2020, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Charts, 5 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: To study the effects of hypoxia and nutrition deficiency mimicking degenerated intervertebral disc on the biological behavior of human nucleus-derived pulposus mesenchymal stem cells (hNP-MSCs) and the role of PI3K/Akt pathway in the process in vitro. Methods: hP-MSCs were isolated from lumbar disc and were further identified by their immunophenotypes and multilineage differentiation. Then, cells were divided into the control group, hypoxia and nutrition deficiency group, the LY294002 group, and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) group. Then cell apoptosis, the cell viability, the caspase 3 activity, and the expression of PI3K, Akt, and functional genes (aggrecan, collagen I, and collagen II) were evaluated. Result: Our work showed that isolated cells met the criteria of International Society for cellular Therapy. Therefore, cells obtained from degenerated nucleus pulposus were definitely hNP-MSCs. Our results showed that hypoxia and nutrition deficiency could significantly increase cell apoptosis, the caspase 3 activity, and inhibit cell viability. Gene expression results demonstrated that hypoxia and nutrition deficiency could increase the relative expression of PI3K and Akt gene and inhibit the expression of functional genes. However, when the PI3K/Akt pathway was inhibited by LY294002, the cell apoptosis and caspase 3 activity significantly increased while the cell viability was obviously inhibited. Quantitative real-time PCR results showed that the expression of functional genes was more significantly inhibited. Our study further verified that the above-mentioned biological activities of hNP-MSCs could be significantly improved by IGF1. Conclusions: PI3K/Akt signal pathway may have protective effects on human nucleus pulposus-derived mesenchymal stem cells against hypoxia and nutrition deficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MALNUTRITION
*HYPOXEMIA
*APOPTOSIS
*CELL differentiation
*CELLULAR signal transduction
*CELLULAR therapy
*COLLAGEN
*GENE expression
*INTERVERTEBRAL disk
*LUMBAR vertebrae
*SPINE diseases
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*PROTEIN kinases
*SOMATOMEDIN
*STEM cells
*TRANSFERASES
*PHENOTYPES
*CASPASES
*CELL survival
*IN vitro studies
*METABOLISM
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1749799X
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141432047
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-1551-9